As the two most important and core regions of Austrsia, the distance of over two thousand kilometers makesmunication between the two areas slow.


    After the development of the second generation of passenger aircraft technology, it is helpful to themunication between the upper echelons of the two regions, making the connection between the Australian region and the New Zend region closer.


    If in the future, there could be a faster and more convenient third-generation passenger aircraft, it might take New Zenders only ten hours to travel to Australia.


    However, before that,munication between the two regions can only be done through ships or airships due to ocean crossings.


    But international global voyages do not have many stops in New Zend, so most of the routes between Sydney and Wellington are Austrsian.


    On the one hand, there are fewer airship flights, and, on the other hand, the prices are higher than global voyages.


    It takes at least two days, even three to four days, for a ship to travel between the two ces.


    It also creates a sense of distance between the Australian region and the New Zend region, and there is a significant gap between the development of the two areas.


    Of course, until the second generation of passenger aircraft has been proven effective, Arthur will not take a ride.


    During this period of at least one year, the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory will construct a tailored aircraft for Arthur and the royal family, and arge number of flights will be used to test the reliability of the aircraft to ensure the safety of the royal family members while traveling.


    In addition to the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory''s passenger aircraft, the Sydney Royal Shipyard has also received significant news.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    It has been six years since Arthur proposed the concept of an aircraft carrier, and after numerous experiments and studies, the Sydney Royal Shipyard has achieved some results.


    In fact, although no true aircraft carriers exist in the world at present, as early as four years ago, the British sessfullypleted the first flight of carrier-based aircraft.


    In 1912, British pilot Charles Samson made a great attempt by taking off from the anchored "African" battleship in his Short S.27 bine, with the "runway" being a temporary deck.


    Four monthster, during the naval review in Weymouth, United Kingdom, Samson flew the bine again, taking off from the bow deck of the "Hibernia" battleship, which was traveling at a speed of 15 knots.


    This achievement shocked all the officers present and prompted countries around the world to begin focusing on the research and development of an aviation tform on water, essentially starting the study of aircraft carriers.


    Following this example, the Sydney Royal Shipyard has proposed two mature aircraft carrier designs.


    The first type of aircraft carrier design refers to the British example where battleships are transformed into aircraft carriers, using the front deck for upwind takeoffs.


    The advantage of this design is that it retains the power of the battleship, and after all aircraft have taken off, the aircraft carrier can immediately be a battleship and join the battle.


    But the bad news is, since it''s a battleship-based aircraft carrier, the length of the deck is limited and required upwind speeds to allow aircraft to take off.


    On the other hand, the short deck can''t amodate many carrier-based aircraft, and the aircraft carriers'' power depends on the quantity and performance of carrier-based aircraft, limiting thebat power of this type of aircraft carrier.


    The third issue is also about the deck length: due to the shortness of the deck,nding aircraft pose a big challenge.


    British and French researchers have done some study on this type of aircraft carrier, but they have not managed to solve the problems of aircraft taking off andnding. The short deck can lead to a certain failure rate during takeoffs andndings, or even cause aircraft to uncontrobly slide into the sea.


    The second type of aircraft carrier designpletely abandons the previous battleship design.


    The second design mainly consists of a long deck, armor protection, anti-aircraft weapons, a power system, and a carrier area.


    It has arger volume than the battleship butcks firepower. Such an aircraft carrier relies entirely on the power of carrier-based aircraft and has no means to attack enemies other than its inherent anti-aircraft firepower.


    But the good news is that this design can amodate more carrier-based aircraft, and with a long enough deck, the aircraft can take off in any situation with ease.


    There is also an interception device at the rear of the deck to ensure that the aircraft are intercepted on the deck afternding and don''t slide into the sea.


    With an independent carrier area, or hangar, this type of aircraft carrier can carry more than 20 carrier-based aircraft. From an aircraft carrier''s perspective, the second design is far superior inbat power to the first one.


    Both types of aircraft carrier designs have their advantages and disadvantages. The first design is more conservative, striking a bnce between aircraft carriers and battleships, and thetter also serves as a battleship.


    The second design is more extreme and a true aircraft carrier, with itsbat power being entirely determined by the 20 carrier-based aircraft.


    The Sydney Royal Shipyard submitted both types of aircraft carrier designs to Arthur, who was responsible for determining the direction of Austrsia''s aircraft carriers.


    If Arthur was not a time traveler, he might have chosen the first option, considering that even if the aircraft carrier is useless, it can still function as a battleship.


    However, Arthur knew that battleships would eventually be reced by aircraft carriers. The reconnaissance range and firepower coverage of battleships could never bepared with aircraft carriers, no matter how powerful their firepower and armor are.


    Aircraft carriers could deploy arge number of carrier-based aircraft from tens of kilometers away to directly destroy battleships.


    Unless battleships possess exceptional anti-aircraft capabilities, they have no suitable means to counter such aerial threats.


    Without much hesitation, Arthur immediately confirmed the second aircraft carrier design, named it the Giant-ss aircraft carrier, and entrusted the Sydney Royal Shipyard to build it.